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RETURN No. 22. COMPARATTVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1909.

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Section, Mileage open for Traffic on 31st March, 190S. Additional Lengths opened during Year. Reduced Mileage equivalent to Maintenance for whole Period. Length closed during Year. Net Addition to Mileage Net Addition to Mileage under Maintenance. Total Mileage open for Traffic on 31st March, 1909. Equivalent Total Mileage maintained during Financial Year ended 31st March, 1909. Line opened. Date of Opening. Length opened. Line. Length. for Traffic. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. 7 39 M. ch. M. ch. Kawakawa ... ... 7 39 7 39 Whangarei 22 44 22 44 22 44 Kaihu '7 15 ■ w 17 15 17 15 North Island Main Line and Branches 886 53 Douglas-Huiroa ... Mount Egmont Branch Tauhoa-Wayby ... Mataroa- W aiouru Taumarunui-Erua Wellington- Longbum Erua-Waiouru ... I st April, 1908 ... 18th May, 1908 ... 1st July, 1908 9th November, 1908 7thDecember, 1908 15th February, 1909 4 59 6 2 3 5o 18 11 36 o 83 67 30 47 4 59 6 2 3 13 13 49 14 8 26 33 3 62 h il y 182 76 3 25 71 66 958 39 1,069 49 Gisborne ... Puha-Waikohu ... 28th May, 1908 ... 3 25 2 64 2 64 23 26 22 65 20 I South Island Main Line and Branches 1,284 26 Waikaka Branch 2 7th November, 1908 12 57 4 28 12 57 4 28 I > 2 97 3 1,288 54 Ditto, Private Line — Nightcaps Branch 2 24 2 24 2 24 i Westland 125 12 Reefton-Cronadun 1 st September, 1908 5 31 3 io 5 31 3 10 J30 43 128 22 Westport 30 17 30 17 30 17 Nelson 42 40 Tadmor-Kiwi 18th December, 1908 5 15 1 38 5 15 1 38 47 55 43 78 Picton 33 44 33 44 33 44 Total 2,471 75 209 44 83 46 209 44 83 46 2,681 39 2 ,555 4i